[
UK
/ˌæbsəlˈuːtli/
]
[ US /ˌæbsəˈɫutɫi/ ]
[ US /ˌæbsəˈɫutɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
an absolutely magnificent painting
a perfectly idiotic idea
was dead tired
you're perfectly right
you can be dead sure of my innocence
dead right
utterly miserable -
totally and definitely; without question
we are absolutely opposed to the idea
he forced himself to lie absolutely still
iron is absolutely necessary
How To Use absolutely In A Sentence
- Instead she would calmly await delivery and then show absolutely no disposition to praise a work that did not meet her standards. Times, Sunday Times
- There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating, people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing.
- March 17, 2009 kathy a. said ... i'm pretty much with celeste. the flood of technology and information makes it absolutely important that students learn critical thinking skills, and how to search for the most reliable information. Did You Know?
- I can, however tell you that AB is absolutely freaking awesome!! What I've been doing this morning...
- What we need is the Government to get this absolutely right and to provide certainty. Times, Sunday Times
- If we want to avert a very deep recession it is absolutely vital that these psychological factors are reversed.
- All three leads are simply stellar in their roles and the interactions ring absolutely true.
- Christianity could not content itself with building up its own altar; it was absolutely forced to undertake the destruction of the heathen altars
- There is absolutely no necessity for you to be involved.
- Not only was his analysis absolutely on target, he was tremendously self-assured, well spoken and telegenic.
